Breastfeeding at UA Little Rock is now more convenient for students, employees, and visitors with the establishment of lactation rooms on campus.
Lactation rooms are important for new parents to be able to pump breastmilk or nurse their baby in a dedicated, private, and comfortable setting. Our lactation rooms have been strategically selected across campus: Dickinson Hall (DKSN), Reynolds Business Building (RBUS), Health Services in the Donaghey Student Center (DSC), Ottenheimer Library, and Windgate Art+Design. Each room is equipped with a refrigerator, nursing pads, a white noise machine, hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, a changing station, and soft lighting. There is also a lactation room at Bowen School of Law.
| Location | Hours of Operation | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Health Services Donaghey Student Center DSC 102, 1st Floor |
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
Health Services 501-916-3188 health@ualr.edu |
| Dickinson Hall DKSN 300-H |
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
Christy Longoria 501-916-5914 clongoria@ualr.edu |
| Ottenheimer Library Multicultural Center 203-E |
Monday – Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
Multicultural Center 501-916-3932 multicultural@ualr.edu |
| Reynolds Business Building RBUS 336 |
Monday – Thursday: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m |
Jason McCray 501-916-3484 jmccray@ualr.edu |
| Windgate Art + Design 219G |
Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
Julia Napolitano 501-916-3182 jmnapolitano@ualr.edu |
| Bowen School of Law Bowen 503 |
Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
501-916-5400 |
Share Your Feedback
After using one of our lactation rooms, please take a moment to tell us about your experience.
Questions or Comments
Please direct comments or questions to Sharon Ann Downs, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at sadowns@ualr.edu.
Nursing Resources
Breastfeeding: Recommendations and Benefits
Via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for about the first 6 months with continued breastfeeding for 12 months or longer. Moms and babies can both benefit from breastfeeding.
Where We Stand: Breastfeeding
Via the American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics believes that breastfeeding is the optimal source of nutrition through the first year. We recommend exclusively breastfeeding for about the first six months, and then gradually adding solid foods while continuing breastfeeding for at least the first year. Thereafter, breastfeeding can continue for as long as both mother and baby desire it.
What to Expect While Breastfeeding
Via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Every mother’s experience with breastfeeding is different. Whether this is your first baby or you have many, each baby is unique. Breastfeeding will be a learning process. Your baby is learning how. You are learning how. Position your baby to feed. Observe and follow his or her hunger cues.
Pumping Breast Milk
Via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
There are many reasons you might want to pump, hand express breast milk, or feed your baby pumped breast milk. Having expressed breast milk can allow your baby to drink your breast milk from a bottle.
Baptist Health Expressly for You
Via Baptist Health
Every new mom deserves breastfeeding support. Staffed by International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC) and Registered Nurses, Expressly For You at Baptist Health is Arkansas’ breastfeeding place for the advice and products needed to get breastfeeding off to a good start.
